Texaco employee shot during armed robbery in Macon
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at a Macon gas station left an employee with a gunshot wound Sunday morning.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at a Macon gas station left an employee with a gunshot wound Sunday morning.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to the Texaco at 1212 Eisenhower Parkway around 7:20 a.m.
Investigators say a masked man entered the store and asked to use the restroom. The suspect then claimed the restroom was flooding, luring an employee from behind the counter before pulling out a firearm and demanding money from the cash register.
After taking an undisclosed amount of cash, deputies say a brief struggle broke out between the suspect and the employee. During the confrontation, the employee was shot.
The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is listed in stable condition. No other injuries were reported.
Authorities say the suspect fled on foot toward Laveta Drive.
The suspect is described as a male wearing all black, a face mask and an orange safety vest.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate.
Anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect’s identity is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
